{
  "id": 12906853,
  "title": "Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Assam and Puducherry brace for closely watched bypoll verdicts",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/bengal-tamil-nadu-assam-and-puducherry-brace-for-closely-watched",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-08T15:51:46.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/bengal-tamil-nadu-assam-and-puducherry-brace-for-closely-watched-bypoll-verdicts/articleshow/134793524.cms"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The bypolls were held on Tuesday, October 6, in Nandigram and Rejinagar in West Bengal, Madurantakam and Dharapuram in Tamil Nadu, Nagaon in Assam and Thattanchavady in Puducherry. Counting of votes in all six constituencies is scheduled for Friday, with the process beginning at 8 am. The results across these six contests, by the end of the day, would provide more than individual winners and…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Hindu",
        "title": "Tamil Nadu govt. honours 319 villages for becoming TB-free in Vellore, nearby districts",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/tamil-nadu-govt-honours-319-villages-for-becoming-tb-free-in-vellore",
        "published": "2026-10-08T19:01:32.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}